Learn measurement step by step

Learn measurement step by step in 8 levels, from telling time to the hour to unit conversions and word problems, with a 5-question test for each.

Which level for which grade?

There are 8 levels, from time to the hour to measurement word problems. Each level has short lessons and a 5-question test; get 4 right to pass. Progress is saved on this device, so your child can come back and carry on.

How to use the levels

1. Find the starting level. Take the tests from level 1 until your child scores under 4. That is the level to work on.
2. Learn it. Open the Learn links for that level: each lesson has pictures, a parent script and a quiz.
3. Practice for a few days. Use the practice tool on that skill, with a real clock, coins or ruler alongside.
4. Retake the test. 4 out of 5 passes the level. Move on to the next one.

Levels 1 and 2 are the ones to take slowly. A child who reads a clock quickly finds elapsed time far easier later.

Why the levels are in this order

Time comes first, because children see clocks every day and the skill builds on counting by 5s. Coins come next, using counting by 25s, 10s and 5s.

Measuring length introduces rulers and units. Elapsed time needs secure clock reading, so it waits until level 5.

Weight and capacity bring new units, and conversions link them all with one rule: multiply to a smaller unit, divide to a bigger one. Word problems come last, because they mix every skill.

Tools that help with every level

The interactive clock has draggable hands, time in words and a quiz mode. The unit converter shows whether to multiply or divide for any unit.

Real objects matter most of all. A kitchen scale, a measuring jug, a tape measure and a jar of coins make every level easier to picture.

More measurement practice

• Measurement quiz for grades 1 to 5.
• Measurement practice by skill.
• Interactive clock.
• Printable worksheets: telling time, money, metric units and customary units.

For teachers

The levels work on a projector for a whole-class warm-up. Progress is saved only in each device’s browser, so no login or student data is needed. On shared computers, use Reset my progress at the end of the lesson.

Practice questions (answers below)

Ask these out loud or write them down. Check each answer, and ask “how did you get that?” for one or two.

1. Level 1: long hand on 12, short hand on 7
2. Level 2: long hand on 8, short hand past 3
3. Level 3: 2 quarters and 2 dimes
4. Level 3: change from $1 for 45¢
5. Level 4: a bar from 2 to 9 cm
6. Level 5: how long from 9:35 to 10:20?
7. Level 6: which is more, 2 L or 1,500 mL?
8. Level 7: 3 ft = ? in
9. Level 7: 6,000 g = ? kg
10. Level 8: 5 boxes weigh 3 kg each. Total?

Common mistakes

How to teach it at home

Level chart

Print a chart of 8 boxes and colour one each time a level is passed.

Celebrate

A small reward at levels 4 and 8.

Measure of the day

Each day, read one clock, count one handful of coins and measure one object.

By grade

• 2nd grade measurement
• 3rd grade measurement
• 4th grade measurement

More for each grade: Grade 1 math and the CBSE class 1 maths guide; Grade 2 math and the CBSE class 2 maths guide; Grade 3 math and the CBSE class 3 maths guide; Grade 4 math and the CBSE class 4 maths guide; Grade 5 math and the CBSE class 5 maths guide.

Worksheets and practice

Telling time worksheet: printable PDF with an answer key. · Make a fresh test

Measurement quiz